The first containership calling at the Scandinavia West Coast Express (SWX) service, which connects Poland with Denmark, Sweden and Lithuania, has arrived at the Baltic Hub in the Port of Gdańsk at the end of July.
The new weekly connection is intended to improve delivery services and strengthen the role of the Port of Gdańsk as a key logistics hub in the Baltic Sea region.
The first ship to call at Gdańsk as part of the new service is the Enforcer. It is a small vessel with a length of 134.65 metres and a capacity of 750 TEUs. It was built in 2003 and sails under the Dutch flag.
The SWX service is a direct connection between Scandinavia and the southern Baltic Sea, operating on the following route: Gothenburg – Aarhus – Klaipėda – Gdańsk – Gothenburg.
The SWX is also to provide connections with Short Sea Services in Gdańsk and Klaipėda, as well as with CMA CGM Far East services in Gdańsk.
The connection between Aarhus and Gothenburg with Poland and Lithuania is intended to be a more environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative to road transport and will also provide good connections with CMA CGM’s Far East services calling at the Baltic Hub in the Port of Gdańsk.
Container ships are due to arrive in Gdańsk every Sunday. The transit time from the Polish port to Gothenburg is four days.
Earlier this March, the President of the Port of Gdańsk, Krzysztof Kaczmarek, signed two agreements with Polish construction company, PORR S.A., to renovate Rudowe and Bytomskie Quays.